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Naval Warfare

Singapore’s navy starts naval patrols with uncrewed vessels

The unmanned patrol vessels have utilised collision-avoidance AI and expertise from Western allies in their design and construction.

Air Warfare

Lockheed sees 5% 2024 sales growth as CEO says DOGE is an “opportunity” for growth

Lockeed Martin’s aeronautics sector saw $20 billion in orders, driven by its Lot 18 F-35 and US fiscal year F-35 sustainment contract wins.

Naval Warfare

US Navy seeks the best combinations of crewed vessels with commercial UAVs and USVs

The service will conduct Operation Southern Spear to identify the most appropriate manned/unmanned formations for domain awareness and counternarcotics operations.

Land Warfare

UK and US militaries advance mobile directed energy weapon systems

Recent tests have demonstrated how the UK and US armed forces have been scaling DEWs for mobile field-based operations.

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Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop Grumman Remotec awarded Air Force contract for HD-1 fleet counter-IED upgrades

21st October 2010

Northrop Grumman Corporation subsidiary Remotec Inc. will upgrade the US Air Force fleet of Andros HD-1 unmanned ground vehicles to help counter evolving threats from …
Land Warfare

Curtiss-Wright Controls awarded contract from General Dynamics Land Systems

21st October 2010

Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. today announced that it has received a contract from General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) to provide rotary potentiometers for the US Army's …
Defence Notes

Northrop Grumman awarded US Air Force contract to provide LITENING SE advanced targeting pods

21st October 2010

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been competitively selected by the US Air Force to provide LITENING SE advanced targeting pods as part of the Air Force's …
Defence Helicopter

Sikorsky commits to build X2 Technology Prototypes to advance military rotary wing operations

21st October 2010

Sikorsky Aircraft will design, build and fly two prototype light tactical helicopters as the follow-on advancement to the X2 Technology demonstrator aircraft that unofficially shattered …
Defence Notes

Lockheed Martin's Sniper pod is majority winner for Advanced Targeting Pod-Sensor Enhancement contract

20th October 2010

The US Air Force selected Lockheed Martin as the winner of the 60 percent share of the Advanced Targeting Pod-Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) competition. Lockheed Martin's …
Digital Battlespace

EOIR Technologies Inc. awarded $245m contract by the Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate

20th October 2010

EOIR Technologies Inc., an industry leading system design and development company, announced today that it has been awarded a prime contract in the amount of …
Military Logistics

US Marine Corps awards Raytheon $49.8 million

20th October 2010

Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company, has received a $49.8 million contract to re-manufacture, overhaul and repair equipment primarily for …
Digital Battlespace

Lockheed Martin completes preliminary design for next generation long-range surveillance radar

20th October 2010

The US Air Force has approved Lockheed Martin's preliminary design for its next-generation mobile, long-range surveillance and ballistic missile defense radar. The Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range …
Military Logistics

ManTech awarded contract to provide comprehensive global logistics services to the US Army Sustainment Command

20th October 2010

ManTech International Corporation, a leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs, today announced that it has been awarded an Integrated …
Uncrewed Vehicles

TeleCommunication Systems receives $9.6m equipment order from US Army for UAS Project Office and SUAV Product Office

20th October 2010

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS), a world leader in high availability and secure mobile communication technology, today announced that it has been awarded a new order …
Land Warfare

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne awarded $1 million contract to design engine for Transformer vehicle

20th October 2010

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne a contract, with a value up to $1 million, to design an engine …
Digital Battlespace

SDSR: RAF to lose substantial airborne ISR capabilities

19th October 2010

The UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) is set to lose a substantial slice of its airborne ISR capability with the loss of its Nimrod MRA4 …
Defence Helicopter

SDSR: Wildcat safe but Chinook order and Puma upgrade numbers cut

19th October 2010

The British government is to cut the number of Chinooks it planned to order as part of its Future Helicopter Strategy, it has been revealed. …
Digital Battlespace

Harris Corporation receives $13m in orders from US Navy for Falcon tactical radios

19th October 2010

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received orders totaling $13 million from the US Navy for Falcon III and Falcon II …
Digital Battlespace

Harris Corporation receives $12m in orders for Falcon radio systems from country in Middle East

19th October 2010

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received $12 million in orders for Falcon III and Falcon II tactical radio systems from …
Military Logistics

EADS North America KC-45 tanker program benefits from the first flight of third Australian A330 MRTT

19th October 2010

The maturity of the EADS North America KC-45 program has been further reinforced with the maiden flight of Australia's third mission-equipped Airbus Military A330 Multi …
Military Logistics

Barco 2Kx2K LCD air traffic control displays operational in US Army STARS sites

19th October 2010

Visualization pioneer Barco announced today that it provided its latest 2Kx2K LCD Air Traffic Control (ATC) displays to support the US Army's STARS (Standard Terminal …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AAI completes US Army fee-for-service operations

19th October 2010

AAI, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that the company has completed fee-for-service operations on behalf of the US …
Military Logistics

General Dynamics awarded $17m contract by Boeing for production of composite C-17 aircraft components

18th October 2010

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded a $17 million contract by The Boeing Company for the production of composite components and spares …